Aftermath (Peter Robinson novel)
WordNet
noun
(1) The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
"That result is of no consequence"
(2) The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
"The aftermath of war"
"In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
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Etymology
From after + math < "to mow", German mahd "mowing". See mow.
Noun
- , or farmers' jargon: A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
- Hence; that which happens after, that which follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
- In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.